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David Morgan uncovers supply and demand fundamentals on mining, cost of production, utility, and ratios in Proven and Probable interview.

Proven and Probable | October 20, 2017 | 12:24 pm

Sibanye scraps planned closure of loss-making South African mines

Precious metals miner said its platinum group metals (PGM) operations…

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2017 | 6:32 am

Implats buys stake in South Africa platinum project with option to take control

Company will pay $30 million for a 15 percent interest…

Reuters | October 16, 2017 | 3:06 am

Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea drive gold prices up

Gold prices finished higher last Friday and followed the upward…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 9, 2017 | 10:30 am

CHARTS: Mining’s 2017 rally forecast to fizzle out

Consensus forecasts point to double digit declines for the platinum,…

Frik Els | October 4, 2017 | 5:56 pm

Rick Rule on Cyprus: The inmates are in control of the asylum

In today's environment, investors should have some assets "outside the system."

MINING.com Editor | April 1, 2013 | 6:24 pm

Amplats prolongs talks with South African government until end of April

Anglo American Platinum may cut as many as 14,000 jobs and mothball two mines.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2013 | 3:14 pm

South African mining threatened by electricity shortage

Gold and platinum production could be stopped all together.

Kerry Hall | March 24, 2013 | 10:03 pm

Australians develop new recovery method for platinum and palladium

Technique could also be applied to purify rare earth elements.

Kerry Hall | March 23, 2013 | 11:22 pm

‘Cyprus’ is already happening in the US: Rick Rule

For Cypriots who had their money in gold, silver, platinum or palladium, last week's events were irrelevant to their financial position, says Rick Rule.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2013 | 2:26 pm

Anglo’s Kleinkopje coal miners in South Africa back to work, but fear of new strikes persists

Investors alarmed as they witness what seems to be a repeat of protests which shook Africa's biggest economy last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2013 | 12:07 pm

Asteroid mining to dominate the industry: experts

Geologists believe that asteroids hold iron ore, nickel and precious metals at much higher concentrations than those found on Earth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2013 | 6:16 pm

New Zimbabwe PGM royalties and fresh blow to Implats add to industry woes

Higher royalties until miners build refineries inside the country and a threat to revisit Implats indigenization deal.

Frik Els | March 10, 2013 | 10:47 pm

Friedland on headless miners, dodos and ethical platinum

Legendary mining financier more than lives up to his reputation as a salesman and astute commentator on the industry.

Frik Els | March 6, 2013 | 11:26 pm

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